diff --git a/config/jsdoc/api/template/static/scripts/main.js b/config/jsdoc/api/template/static/scripts/main.js
index 5d682626db..0c47b85481 100644
--- a/config/jsdoc/api/template/static/scripts/main.js
+++ b/config/jsdoc/api/template/static/scripts/main.js
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ $(function () {
     search.manualToggle(clsItem, show);
   });
 
-
-  var currentVersion = document.getElementById('package-version').innerHTML;
-
   // warn about outdated version
+  var currentVersion = document.getElementById('package-version').innerHTML;
   var packageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openlayers/openlayers.github.io/build/package.json';
   fetch(packageUrl).then(function(response) {
     return response.json();
@@ -265,15 +263,4 @@ $(function () {
       }
     }
   });
-
-  // create source code links to github
-  var srcLinks = $('div.tag-source');
-  srcLinks.each(function(i, el) {
-    var textParts = el.innerHTML.trim().split(', ');
-    var link = 'https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/blob/v' + currentVersion + '/src/ol/' +
-      textParts[0];
-    el.innerHTML = '<a href="' + link + '">' + textParts[0] + '</a>, ' +
-      '<a href="' + link + textParts[1].replace('line ', '#L') + '">' +
-      textParts[1] + '</a>';
-  });
 });
diff --git a/config/jsdoc/api/template/tmpl/method.tmpl b/config/jsdoc/api/template/tmpl/method.tmpl
index 9ff68aa638..e5ad78e509 100644
--- a/config/jsdoc/api/template/tmpl/method.tmpl
+++ b/config/jsdoc/api/template/tmpl/method.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <?js
 var data = obj;
 var self = this;
+var version = self.find({kind: 'package' })[0].version;
+if (/-dev$/.test(version)) {
+    version = 'main';
+} else {
+    version = 'v' + version;
+}
 ?>
 <dt class="<?js= (data.stability && data.stability !== 'stable') ? 'unstable' : '' ?>">
     <div class="nameContainer<?js if (data.inherited) { ?> inherited<?js } ?>">
@@ -16,7 +22,8 @@ var self = this;
         </h4>
         <?js if (data.meta) {?>
         <div class="tag-source">
-            <?js= self.linkto(meta.filename) ?>, <?js= self.linkto(meta.filename, 'line ' + meta.lineno, null, 'line' + meta.lineno) ?>
+            <a href="https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/blob/<?js= version ?>/src/ol/<?js= meta.filename ?>"><?js= meta.filename ?></a>,
+            <a href="https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/blob/<?js= version ?>/src/ol/<?js= meta.filename ?>#L<?js= meta.lineno ?>">line <?js= meta.lineno ?></a>
         </div>
         <?js } ?>
         <?js } ?>